Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Apricot Lane | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Investment | 137150 - 361800 | 44400 - 64400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Apricot Lane | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Apricot Lane | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Apricot Lane | Foliage Design Systems | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Apricot Lane | Foliage Design Systems | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Apricot Lane | 5.50% |
| Foliage Design Systems | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| Apricot Lane | 1991 |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Apricot Lane | 2004 |
| Foliage Design Systems | 1980 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Apricot Lane | 10 years |
| Foliage Design Systems | 4-5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | General business experience Marketing skills Sales experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Apricot Lane | No |
| Foliage Design Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Equipment | |
| Apricot Lane} | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | On-The-Job Training: Up to 32 hours Classroom Training: 51-72 hours |
| Support | |
| Apricot Lane | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Marketing | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | Ad Templates Social media SEO |
| Operations | |
| Apricot Lane | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Foliage Design Systems | Franchise can be run from home. 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Apricot Lane | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Foliage Design Systems | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| Apricot Lane | |
| Foliage Design Systems | |